Afghanistan national under-17 football team

Afghanistan U-17 national team
AssociationAFF
ConfederationAFC
Head coachYusuf Mahandiszadah
CaptainAli Rahimi
FIFA codeAFG
First colours
Second colours
World Cup
Appearances0
AFC U-16 Championship
Appearances2 (first in 2018)
Best resultGroup stage (2018), (2023)

The Afghanistan national under-17 football team is controlled by the Afghanistan Football Federation and represents Afghanistan in international under-17 football competitions. The team had properly qualified for the 2012 AFC U-16 Championship, but were disqualified from the tournament for fielding an ineligible player in the 2012 AFC U-16 Championship qualification.

Results and fixtures 2023–2030

* Afghanistan score always listed first

  Win   Draw   Loss

AFC U17 Asian Cup 2023, Group B in  Thailand

Afghanistan  v  Iran
16 June 2023 Afghanistan  1–6  Iran Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand
21:00 (UTC+7)
  • Niazi 36'
 Report
  • Nafari 28'
  • Gholizadah 32' (pen.), 51'
  • Taheri 45+4', 48'
  • Ghandipour 89'
 Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)
Afghanistan  v  South Korea
19 June 2023 Afghanistan  0–4  South Korea Pathum Thani Stadium, Pathum Thani, Thailand
19:00 (UTC+7) Report
  • Lim Hyun-sub 13'
  • Noorzai 24' (o.g.)
  • Yun Do-young 34' (54)
 Attendance: 170
Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia)
Afghanistan  v  Qatar
22 June 2023 Afghanistan  2–1  Qatar Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand
21:00 (UTC+7)
  • Hotak 18', 40'
 Report
  • Al-Shaaibi 26'
 Attendance: 78
Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)

CAFA U17 Championship 2023 in  Tajikistan

Afghanistan  v  Kyrgyzstan
20 August 2023 Afghanistan  3–0  Kyrgyzstan CSKA Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
17:30 (UTC+4:30)
  • Shirzai 29'
  • Ahmadi 31'
  • Safi 48'
 Referee: Arsalan Goshanov (Turkmenistan)
Afghanistan  v  Tajikistan
21 August 2023 Afghanistan  1–3  Tajikistan CSKA Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
17:30 (UTC+4:30)
  • Sarwari 8'
  • Kamolov 35' (47)
  • Khushvakhtov 40'
 Referee: Arslan Goshanov (Uzbekistan)
Afghanistan  v  Iran
23 August 2023 Afghanistan  2–1  Iran CSKA Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
17:30 (UTC+4:30)
  • Sarwari 43'
  • Rahmani 47'
  • Jenadeleh 58'
 Referee: Arsalan Goshanov (Turkmenistan)
Afghanistan  v  Uzbekistan
27 August 2023 Afghanistan  0–3  Uzbekistan Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor, Tajikistan
17:30 (UTC+4:30)
  • Fayzullaev 8'
  • Tulaganmirzaev 36'
  • Sodikov 90+3'
 Referee: Abdullo Davlatov (Tajikistan)

Players

The following 23 players were called up for the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Mansoor Noorzai (2006-03-06)6 March 2006 (aged 17)
22 1GK Shabir Ahmad Khairkhwa (2007-01-31)31 January 2007 (aged 16)
23 1GK Sediqullah Hussain Khail (2006-05-07)7 May 2006 (aged 17)
2 2DF Rohullah Nazari (2006-12-13)13 December 2006 (aged 16)
3 2DF Ehsan Ahmad Rahmani (2007-01-15)15 January 2007 (aged 16)
4 2DF Omid Sarwari (2006-10-03)3 October 2006 (aged 16)
5 2DF Ahmad Sawad Sultani (2006-03-13)13 March 2006 (aged 17)
13 2DF Rahmatullah Jafari (2007-12-31)31 December 2007 (aged 15)
15 2DF Arash Habibi (2006-05-31)31 May 2006 (aged 17)
18 2DF Farid Gawhari (2006-11-25)25 November 2006 (aged 16)
6 3MF Ali Rahimi (captain) (2006-02-20)20 February 2006 (aged 17) Afghanistan Sorkh Poshan Herat
8 3MF Jawad Al-Okoazay (2006-01-22)22 January 2006 (aged 17)
9 3MF Arash Ahmadi (2008-02-11)11 February 2008 (aged 15)
10 3MF Hakim Niazi (2006-08-14)14 August 2006 (aged 16) Afghanistan Attack Energy
16 3MF Ahmad Shekib Mehri (2006-12-02)2 December 2006 (aged 16)
18 3MF Mohammad Zarif Amini (2008-12-30)30 December 2008 (aged 14)
20 3MF Farzad Tajik (2007-02-14)14 February 2007 (aged 16)
21 3MF Mohammad Mostafa Mohammadi (2006-06-23)23 June 2006 (aged 16)
7 4FW Roman Hamidi (2006-11-22)22 November 2006 (aged 16)
11 4FW Navid Mohammadi (2006-03-12)12 March 2006 (aged 17)
12 4FW Enayatullah Kohi (2006-03-01)1 March 2006 (aged 17)
14 4FW Ali Ramazani (2006-03-14)14 March 2006 (aged 17)
19 4FW Habibullah Hotak (2007-05-31)31 May 2007 (aged 16)

Coaching history

1.  Afghanistan, Sayed Hadi Kazemi (2018–2022)

2.  Afghanistan, Yusuf Mahandiszadah (2022–2023)

3.  Afghanistan, Faiz Muhammad Faizy (2023–present)

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

FIFA U-17 World Cup
Year Result Position GP W D L GS GA
China 1985 Did not qualify
Canada 1987
Scotland 1989
Italy 1991
Japan 1993
Ecuador 1995
Egypt 1997
New Zealand 1999
Trinidad and Tobago 2001
Finland 2003
Peru 2005
South Korea 2007
Nigeria 2009
Mexico 2011
United Arab Emirates 2013
Chile 2015
India 2017
Brazil 2019
Peru 2021
Indonesia 2023
Qatar 2025 To be determined
Qatar 2026
Qatar 2027
Qatar 2028
Qatar 2029
Total – 0/19 0 0 0 0 0 0

AFC U-17 Asian Cup record

AFC U-17 Asian Cup Qualifications
Hosts / Year Result GP W D L GS GA - Hosts / Year Position PLD W D L GS GA
Qatar 1985 Didn't Enter - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Qatar 1986 Didn't Enter - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Thailand 1988 Didn't Enter - - - - - - - - - - - - -
United Arab Emirates 1990 Didn't Enter - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Saudi Arabia 1992 Didn't Enter - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Qatar 1994 Didn't Enter - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Thailand 1996 Didn't Enter - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Qatar 1998 Didn't Enter - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Vietnam 2000 Didn't Enter - - - - - - - - - - - - -
United Arab Emirates 2002 Didn't Enter - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Japan 2004 Didn't Qualify - - - - - - India 2003 Group stage 2 0 0 2 0 6
Singapore 2006 Didn't Enter - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Uzbekistan 2008 Withdrew - - - - - - Iran 2007 Withdrew 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uzbekistan 2010 Didn't Qualify Malaysia 2009 Group stage 4 0 1 3 1 12
Iran 2012 Disqualify - - - - - - Kuwait 2011 Group Stage 5 1 0 4 10 12
Thailand 2014 Didn't Qualify Jordan 2013 Group stage 3 1 0 2 2 6
India 2016 Kuwait 2015 Group Stage 2 0 1 1 2 3
Malaysia 2018 Group stage 3 0 0 3 1 13 Iran 2017 Qualifiers 4 3 0 1 11 4
Thailand 2023 Group stage 3 1 0 2 3 11 Tajikistan 2022 Qualifiers 2 1 0 1 5 2
Bahrain 2025 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 TBD TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2/18 6 1 0 5 4 24 Total Best: Group Stage 22 6 2 14 31 45

Under-17 men

Football tournament
CAFA U-17 Championship
Founded2023; 1 year ago (2023)
RegionCentral Asia (CAFA)
Number of teams5 (as of 2023)
Current championsTajikistan 
2023 CAFA U-17 Championship

The CAFA U-17 Championship is an international football competition contested by the Central Asian men's under-17 national teams of the CAFA member associations. The competition began in 2023, with  Tajikistan winning the inaugural competition.

Edition Year Hosts Champions Score Runners-up Third place Score and Venue Fourth place No. of Teams
1 2023

(U17) 20–27 August

 Tajikistan Tajikistan  2–0 Uzbekistan  Afghanistan  2–1 Iran  5

CAFA U-17 Championship 2023 standing

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Tajikistan 4 3 0 1 9 3 +6 9
 Uzbekistan 4 3 0 1 8 3 +5 9
 Afghanistan 4 2 0 2 6 7 −1 6
 Iran 4 2 0 2 10 5 +5 6
 Kyrgyzstan 4 0 0 4 1 16 −15 0

See also

References

External links

  • Afghanistan Football Federation (in Persian)
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National teams
League competitions
Cup competitions
  • Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup (defunct)